Penn State York

Penn State York

The "Blue Goose," a 65-foot long reach excavator with a grapple attachment, went to work demolishing portions of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at Penn State York on Oct. 8. Some sections of the student center are being destroyed to make way for renovations and an addition to the building.

Penn State York is hosting the pre-conference and 74th annual conference for the Pennsylvania Communication Association Oct. 8-10. More than 100 participants from 33 schools are taking part in the meeting.

Wielding shovels, members of the Penn State York campus community dug in the ground and let the dirt fly on Sept. 22 during the ceremonial groundbreaking for the addition and renovation of the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Student Community Center at Penn State York. The ceremony drew a crowd of more than 100 attendees. The $13.5 million project was approved by the Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday, Sept. 18.

Who is that sitting on the bench outside The Bradley Building at Penn State York? It is the Penn State Nittany Lion, thanks to the generous donation of the Penn State Alumni Society. A dedication of the Nittany Lion bench and adjacent garden took place on Sept. 23.

Michael F. Allen has been busy since he took on the responsibilities as the executive-in-residence of The Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies (The Graham Center) at Penn State York during the summer. In his role, Allen oversees The Graham Center and is responsible for meeting with students and faculty, business leaders, and corporate partners already involved in the program.

Connect with the Penn State community to network and learn more about academic and career success at noon and 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, when a free Lion Linking program will take place at Penn State York. The program will be held in the rehearsal room of the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center and is open to Penn State alumni and current Penn State York students, faculty and staff.

Picture yourself at Penn State York and plan to attend the Penn State Day Fall Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the campus. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. Meet faculty, staff and students; tour the campus; and discover more about Penn State right here in York.

Penn State York’s free cultural series get underway Sept. 30 with Azucar, a Latin trio/quartet featuring the song and dance rhythms of the Americas. Puerto Rico and Spain. The performance, at noon in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center), is part of York’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration and is open to the public.

Penn State York is offering three Adult Student Information Nights, designed to assist adults in exploring educational opportunities available at the campus, no matter if they are taking college classes for the first time or returning to the classroom. The first session runs from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 in the admissions office in the Main Classroom Building. Two additional information nights will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 and Nov. 19.

High school students preparing to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) can find help through an SAT preparation course being offered at Penn State York. The course will provide valuable information regarding test format, proven test-taking strategies, and a review of essential verbal, math and critical reading skills, as well as proper essay-writing techniques assessed in the SAT 1.

Free tickets to the 18th Women’s Show are now available to Penn State York students, faculty, staff and members of the local community. Tickets are available on campus in the student affairs office, admissions offices, the box office in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center), and the Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies located in the Bradley Building on campus.

After serving as assistant women’s basketball coach in 2011-12 and 2013-15, and interim head coach in 2012-13, Terri Van Slyke is taking over head coaching duties for the Penn State York women's basketball program on a full-time basis this year.

"How do you contribute to our one team? One Purpose? One Mission? One Family?" That's the question that students at Penn State York will answer in the fourth annual Penn State pride essay contest sponsored by the Penn State York Blue & White Society (BWS). Deadline for submission is Oct. 26. The first-place prize is a $50 gift card to the Penn State York Bookstore and the second-place prize is a $25 gift card.

Learning is never-ending, whether it's a work-related program or a personal enrichment activity. More than 73 percent of working adults age 17 and older have participated in informal learning programs, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A second $1 million gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation will enable the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State to expand informal learning opportunities for adults age 50 and older.

Penn State's initiatives to increase adult learner enrollments and Penn State York's director of Continuing Education were honored Sept. 29 with four awards from the University Professional Continuing Education Association's (UPCEA) Mid-Atlantic Region during a conference held at Penn State. UPCEA is an international professional association for those in higher continuing education and lifelong learning.